U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM NIGERIA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: NIGERIA
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CALENDAR YEARS (JAN-DEC) | JANUARY - MARCH
| COMPARISONS %
PRODUCT 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 | 2000 2001 CHANGE
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BULK AGRICULTURAL TOTAL................. 28,831 15,583 7,908 4,090 877 | 506 285 -43.63
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 24,359 12,130 3,872 721 814 | 488 233 -52.29
RAW COFFEE............................ 0 393 70 51 21 | 0 0 -
COCOA BEANS........................... 4,460 3,053 3,934 3,298 9 | 9 50 457.53
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 0 0 20 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 12 8 11 19 34 | 9 3 -72.52
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 4,096 7,689 3,381 2,639 2,658 | 178 1,183 565.50
TROPICAL OILS......................... 41 58 15 33 5 | 0 0 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 0 3 0 0 5*| 3 2 -11.56
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 3,300 4,538* 2,811 2,384 2,270 | 102 1,154 1026.5
HIDES & SKINS......................... 0 0 8 62 0 | 0 0 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 38* 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 0 0 11 0 3 | 0 0 -
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 592 2,983 450 88 282 | 53 4 -93.40
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 124 107 85 73 93 | 20 24 19.91
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 996 679 1,318 861 738 | 85 249 193.35
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 0 8 0 2 16 | 13 3 -79.19
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 0 0 0 5* 2 | 0 0 -
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 1 5 19 20* 4 | 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 13 0 15 16* 4 | 0 0 -
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 39 87 105 74 124*| 9 39 352.90
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 0 0 9 4 13*| 10 4 -64.05
TREE NUTS............................. 108 78 164 165 202 | 12 95 685.19
WINE AND BEER......................... 36 89 65 57 0 | 0 0 -
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 0 5 6 0 8*| 8 0 -100.0
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 0 0 7 0 0 | 0 0 -
SPICES................................ 769 376 882 461 275 | 18 92 409.66
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 30 32 47 58 90 | 14 16 14.81
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 589 647 1,052 1,089 816 | 242 86 -64.35
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 0 63 10 4 152 | 55 64 17.46
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 504 478 660* 644 532 | 106 10 -90.94
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 0 5* 0 0 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 17 14 0 4 28*| 23 0 -100.0
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 68 93 378 437 104 | 58 12 -79.11
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 626 477 263 70 26 | 0 218 -
SHRIMP................................ 610 475 261 67 0 | 0 218 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 16 2 2 3 26 | 0 0 -
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 33,923 23,951 12,606 7,591 4,274 | 769 1,718 123.32
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 35,138 25,075 13,921 8,750 5,116 | 1,011 2,022 100.05
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SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS TRADE DATA AT www.fas.usda.gov, SELECT SEARCH, THEN BICO REPORTS
NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov